As an "log entry", me and Mtwoll are currently working on this. ErnieParke (talk | contribs) 02:44, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Yes, I'm happy that Ernie started GP (programming language) and I hope that even more advanced wikians will join. I could send you a personal copy of the GP pre alpha installation files if you ask for (can only be dristibuted to frinds, not publuc at the web, for now). MartinWollenweber (talk | contribs) 10:45, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

Blocks Plugin is not working at international Scratch-Wikis: Who could help?

Done

The Blocks Plugin is not working at most international scratch-wikis. At de: and id: it works in general, but there are still some bugs (more than in the english wiki), but at the other wikis I think it doesn't even work.It could be that also in the forums the Blocks Plugin works better than here in the english wiki (e.g. there are menus for blocks), but I'm not sure about that.

Some people of the english wiki got edit and admin rights at the international wikis (see: de:Scratch-Wiki:Watch) and user:jvvg has even FTP-rights to all international scratch-wikis, so he could install anything that is nessesary, but he told me that he's is not a "Blogs Plugin Specialist" like some other here. I know that the original authors of the BlocksPlugin user:blob8108 (Special:Contributions/blob8108) and user:JSO ( Special:Contributions/JSO ) only come here from time to time. So who could help? Thank you very much in advance!

The Scratchblocks2 Plugin on the Scratch-Indo-Wiki is quite glitchy, especially with C blocks. Scripts with C blocks that work on the forums often doesn't work on the wiki- though it worked beautifully for mostly everything else. I will find a real comparable example some time later :) As for the Indonesian version of Scratchblocks2- yes, this was solved from exchanging emails- the finished product is a repository fork - https://github.com/Rumanti/Indonesian-mw-Scratchblocks2Rumanti (talk | contribs) 14:53, 23 October 2015 (UTC)

FWIW the version of scratchblocks on this wiki is much older than the one on the forums. We need scmb1 to update it! :) blob8108 (talk | contribs) 00:50, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

In the DACH-Scratch-Wiki we have a "Switch-Box-Template" that connects all articles about "Scratch Versions, Modifications, Players...", see de:template:ScratchVersionen. Couldn't that also be helpful for the English Scratch-Wiki? The idea behind it is, that a reader, who is interested about one special Version, Mod or Player of Scratch is likely interested in the whole "technologically context", like a reader who is interested in one block likely is interested in other blocks. We have the same things with Scratch-Community-Events in "real life", see: de:Vorlage:Ereignisbalken. What do you think? MartinWollenweber (talk | contribs) 11:51, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

Request for Article from Non-Editor

Someone has requested to me personally that we have some kind of article or part of an already existent article on installing Adobe Air on Linux. He claims this is how it is done https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/239875/ and would be useful for the Wiki. Thoughts?Turkey3 (talk | contribs) 17:07, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

I can't attest to the accuracy or lack thereof in the post, but I don't think there's anything wrong with having an article on installing Adobe AIR, as it's an important component of installing Scratch offline. Maybe it would be a good idea to include it in How to Download the Scratch Offline Editor?jvvg (talk | contribs) 23:09, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

Creation of Page about Tosh

Hey, I think we should work on creating a page about the text-based scratch project editor Tosh. What do you guys think? I might be able to get some info from Tim about it to put on the wiki.

How do i add a block to my wiki pages?

Hi guys!, I have a question.
How do i add scripts/blocks, like when flag clicked, to my wiki pages?
I really wanted to do a page, but i needed to know how to do this, would someone please help me?
--Purplewolves (talk | contribs) 00:19, 25 February 2017 (UTC)purplewolves

If I have to, I have other places I can run it. However, I would prefer not to give control of the account to someone else (it's nothing personal, I just would prefer not to give out passwords).jvvg (talk | contribs) 18:47, 3 March 2017 (UTC)

This actually happened a few years ago, and there were a lot of issues. I don't foresee myself being out for any extended period of time (>2 weeks) any time soon, and 2 weeks is short enough that I can just leave it unmanned. I haven't actually touched WM for a month now except to restart it every few days, which I can do through a cron job.jvvg (talk | contribs) 19:22, 3 March 2017 (UTC)

Featured Images

It's time to bring in a new set of featured images! The old ones have been in for how long? Anywho, feel free to suggest new featured images below! ErnieParke (talk | contribs) 16:49, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

Leaving the Scratch Wiki - How To

How can I get this account deleted? I no longer have the spare time I had when I signed up, and I am afraid that staying here would let everyone down as I could hardly do anything. Please tell me how to leave. Analogclock (talk | contribs) 02:29, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

I believe only admins may delete your account. You can talk to them. You can just not use your account, you know. Also, please sign your posts so we know who you are. Cυƨтσмнαcκεя(тαʟκ | cσптяıв) 21:14, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

Actually, account deletion isn't possible at all. However, there is no reason to delete your account anyway. You can leave whenever you want (and you can also come back at any point if you choose to later).jvvg (talk | contribs) 01:50, 8 March 2017 (UTC)

Cite multiple sources

If I have one source that can only back up a point if a second source backs up the first one, but neither of the sources individually will back up the point.

Here is a particular example. The point is "The greater-than block compares strings by their ASCII values" and the first source is a place in the source-code of Scratch showing the implementation of the block, and the second source shows how string comparisons are handled in ActionScript.

My question is, what should I do? Do I provide both as individual sources (e.g. My point goes here[1][2]) or should I put both of them in one source or what?

I think the best option in this case would be to use two separate sources but put one after the other. Anyone who looks at the references can figure out how they tie together.jvvg (talk | contribs) 01:29, 10 March 2017 (UTC)

Page ideas?

So i need some ideas for wiki pages i create!, any ideas?, i also need to know how do i create a sandbox?
Purplewolves (talk | contribs) 21:16, 8 March 2017 (UTC)

New FPC!

Finish Talk Pages

There are currently many articles in need of talk pages. The articles that I mean are the articles with broken links. Should I start up talk pages in articles that are in need of talk pages?
Thanks! :D
Malik44 (talk | contribs) 13:12, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

New FPC

I'm not sure, but I think you're only supposed to post that when they've been put on the front page. @_Elektron_ is still on the front page. Correct me if I am wrong!bigpuppytalk|contribs 23:14, 27 March 2017 (UTC)

No you are right. That is really weird though. It is 10 pm EST, and no FPC change.Cυƨтσмнαcκεя(тαʟκ | cσптяıв) 02:00, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

Yeah, now it's almost nine AM in Florida on TUESDAY, and she hasn't come yet.Nickeljorn (talk | contribs) 12:46, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

Can an admin edit the new featured article?

I'm female, but part of scratch is making non-binary tweens and teens welcome, so please change all the "His/her" parts of the new featured article about reporting to "His/her/their"Nickeljorn (talk | contribs) 13:09, 29 March 2017 (UTC)

User with no Talk Page

Talk pages only started being automatically created after the current account registration system was implemented. Accounts created before that didn't have user or talk pages created. Please do not create the talk page for that user unless you have a message you need to deliver to that user (and given that the user has no talk page, it is likely that they haven't been active in several years).jvvg (talk | contribs) 17:54, 2 April 2017 (UTC)

OK! I would have left that to the administrators anyway. Pig9992005 (talk | contribs) 14:07, 4 April 2017 (UTC)

New FPC :)

Why is that page not protected? Anyone could wreck it and make the archive system defunct! Is there a particular reason? I know it's not protected because I was going to look at the source, assuming it was protected but I saw "edit" instead of "view source".kenny2scratchTalkContribsDirectory 05:21, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

There's an undo button for a reason, someone editing it would be easy to reverse. The reason why pages like the news are protected is because they're highly visible, that box is only really relevant for contributors. It's not like protecting it would do anything either, someone could easily just edit the CP and remove the transclusion or something. Hamish752 (talk | contribs) 05:32, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

'center' page

did you know that if you click the first link on any Wikipedia page, you sooner or later will end up on "philosophy"? well in the scratch wiki, that page is obviously "scratch".JonathanSchaffer (talk | contribs) 21:07, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

Can someone "undelete" this file?

Done - By the way, we automatically delete unused files every few months. If you don't want it deleted in the future, please make sure that at least one page links to it. Also, we post a warning at least a week in advance of file deletions where you can mark it not to be deleted.jvvg (talk | contribs) 21:43, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

Community Suggestion

Front Page Mistake

Hey on the FP, it says "April 17, 2017 — nmalekpour as Scratch Curator
margotmath has been chosen as the two-hundred-and-fiftieth curator on the Front Page. Feel free to congratulate nmalekpour on their profile!" Notice that the text says "margotmath" even though the title is "nmalekpour." nmalekpour is the correct FPC to put here, so this needs to be fixed.Cυƨтσмнαcκεя(тαʟκ | cσптяıв) 00:16, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

What do you wish to see in a wiki applicant?

Hello! I am currently working on a guide about how to be a good applicant, and we are adding a section about the wiki applications. If anyone want's to give their opinion on this, it would be very much appreciated :D! Also, are we allowed to use a couple of rejected wiki applications to highlight the importance of our previous points? Thanks!Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 12:37, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

As someone who actually processes these requests, I can tell you we are looking for one very specific thing: Can the requesting user follow instructions? The most important part of the Wiki is being able to follow instructions so we can maintain the standard of writing and community necessary for high-quality articles. We check this by having them read S:CONTRIB and seeing if their request meets the requirements on that page. Also, scmb1 said a while ago that we can't publicly release rejected requests, so unfortunately no. However, we do have some examples we wrote (based on common things we see) that can help you.jvvg (talk | contribs) 15:26, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

Red Users

Hey, I was looking through Special:ListUsers and found several users whose names were redlinks (e.g. User:-Through-), and if I tried to navigate to them, they would actually ask me to create the page... Why are these users red and how is it possible for me to create their pages?kenny2scratchTalkContribsDirectory 01:56, 27 April 2017 (UTC)

Regarding 15matwal, the log for the page shows they were created in 2012, when a different user-creation system was in place. User pages weren't automatically created back then. Scimonster (talk | contribs) 15:47, 4 May 2017 (UTC)

A trend...

I want to add "When Griffpatch follows you" to Scratch Trends, but that trend seems kind of small/new and could break the rule of not talking about users unless they're really famous...(I'm putting it here because I haven't seen people on the talk page for Scratch Trends lately)Nickeljorn (talk | contribs) 21:26, 10 May 2017 (UTC)

I've never even seen this trend; I saw one project that said that and never saw any others. I don't really think it's a significant trend. Griffpatch is very famous, but that trend isn't. I recommend you don't add that.kenny2scratchTalkContribsDirectory 00:31, 11 May 2017 (UTC)

New FPC

I'm putting this up today because of the egregious delay for the last one. I want to make sure that doesn't happen so severely again... -BitmapArtist- will become FPC tomorrow.kenny2scratchTalkContribsDirectory 01:21, 14 May 2017 (UTC)

Done. I'm sorry about the last one. I was very busy all last week and my biggest priority was patrolling edits rather than updating the news. Remember that nobody here edits the Wiki full-time (or if you do, you should consider taking a break), and all of us are living lives outside of here. Please don't be offended if we can't get to everything immediately. However, that being said, if you have something urgent (like vandalism), let me know on my talk page, and I will make every effort to respond as soon as I can.jvvg (talk | contribs) 02:13, 16 May 2017 (UTC)

It's okay. I can understand having a busy week... I do actually edit the Wiki full-time (despite having school to deal with) so I guess the only thing I can think of is making me EW...? But elections aren't happening anytime soon.kenny2scratchTalkContribsDirectory 12:34, 16 May 2017 (UTC)

We have elections whenever we feel a need for them. However, we try not to hold them any more frequently than we have to since they take several weeks and often are a distraction from everything else we need to be doing.jvvg (talk | contribs) 15:06, 16 May 2017 (UTC)

Pi Day

Is Pi Day a celebrated holiday on the Scratch Wiki? If it isn't, I suggest that it should be since it is actually a pretty major holiday all around the world (though it's not a government public holiday, we even celebrate it here in Hong Kong). If it is already celebrated on the SW, just tell me; if not, tell me whether it's accepted. I have read S:HOLIDAY.kenny2scratchTalkContribsDirectory 03:04, 14 May 2017 (UTC)

April Fools' Namespaces

I see a bunch of April Fools' Day articles involve modifying either interface text (mediawiki namespace) or special pages. Unfortunately, special pages aren't like regular pages and can't be overwritten, and I would rather not modify interface text for April Fools' Day. For this reason, please make all future articles only for mainspace articles and templates.jvvg (talk | contribs) 16:03, 15 May 2017 (UTC)

MediaWiki pages aren't really "pages" in the classic sense. While I could overwrite them for AF day, I am not comfortable doing that, as they are actually important for the proper operation of the Wiki (in a sense that the other pages and templates aren't).jvvg (talk | contribs) 02:44, 19 May 2017 (UTC)or Scratch Trends lately)Nickeljorn (talk | contribs) 21:26, 10 May 2017 (UTC)

I've never even seen this trend; I saw one project that said that and never saw any others. I don't really think it's a significant trend. Griffpatch is very famous, but that trend isn't. I recommend you don't add that.kenny2scratchTalkContribsDirectory 00:31, 11 May 2017 (UTC)

I have a weird idea. I doubt it will work. One would make a page. It's a directory of every unused page people still want. People apply for the page to be added on the talk page. banana439monkey (Talk | Contribs | Scratch | Edits (1,994)) 15:44, 16 May 2017 (UTC)

Well jvvg's comment was referring mainly to files. Any files that are not used in some form of an article or user page are deleted every so often. I suppose if the images want to be kept it's best they are just used rather than having a bunch of unused images. I guess?Turkey3 (talk | contribs) 02:43, 17 May 2017 (UTC)

You know, the reason the files were deleted is because they were unused. There is an easy solution to keep them from being deleted if they are unused: use them. All you need to do is make a subpage of your userpage and put all the files you don't want deleted on it, and then they will no longer be unused and therefore not automatically deleted.jvvg (talk | contribs) 15:05, 17 May 2017 (UTC)